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Noun: August 15
  1. Celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
    - Assumption, Assumption of Mary

Type of: holy day of obligation

Part of: Aug, August

Encyclopedia: August 15, 2004